Fastening for harness-hames



UNITED srkns Arana orme TIMOTHY TAYLOR, OF LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA,ASSIGNOR TO MORTIMER TAYLOR, OF GOVANSTOWN, MARYLAND.

FASTENING FOR HARNESS-HAMES.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 7,030, dated January 15, 1850.

'the hame to which the lever is attached.

Fig. 4 is a plan of the connecting strap attached to the fellow-hame-Similar letters in the several figures refer to corresponding parts.

A, is a metallic plate of the same curvature as the outside of the lowerportion of the hame H, to which itI is fastened by screws, rivets, orother suitable means, having two ears B B at its lower extremity forsupporting the fulcrum pin P of a turning hook lever C, placed betweensaid ears.

The turning hook lever C for straining or drawing the connecting strapD, attached to the opposite hame, is made of a suitable piece of metalwith a hook c for receiving the ring Z of the connecting strap. The sidee, of the lever next the haine (when closed) is made flat, in order tobear against the spring S and contract the same during the operation ofclosing the hames so as to hold the outer or small end of the lever incontact with the hanie until required to be disengaged therefrom. Thisend of the lever is turned up at C2 in the form of an ear so that it canbe laid hold of easily in turning the same, and also nearly at rightangles at Cs forming a nib or point, which enters a cavity made in thecurved plate A, to prevent the lever from having any lateral movement.The connecting strap D is provided with a ring dat each end forattaching the same to the fellow-haine and to the hook lever as shown inFig. 1, and with a buckle and loops for lengthening or shortening thestrap when required. The other portions of the hames are made in theusual manner.

The manner of using the hook lever will be readily understood byinspecting the drawings.

IVhat I claim as my invention and desire to have secured to me byLetters Patent is- The combination of the hook lever C, and metallicplate A, secured to the lower end of one of the hames H for tighteningor slackening the connecting strap D attached to the lower end of thefellow hame H, and for the purpose herein fully set forth by which thehames may be connected and disconnected instantaneously by simply movingthe hook lever (C) in the arc of a circle; thus doing away with thetroublesome and insecure fastening usually employed to connect the lowerends of hames.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name before twosubscribing witnesses. y

TIMOTHY TAYLOR. Vitnesses :A A

LUND VASHINGTON, WM. P. ELLIOT.

